Some of the foods i've made

i realized that i've posted no pictures on here, so i'm going to now!

these are just some of the things i've made.
(from top to bottom in order - chocolate babka, hala bread, pastry i don't remember the name of, garbonzo bean salad, greek salad, french onion soup, and creamy corn chowder)

some photos of johnson & wales life

random stuff that i've done thus far, just a note, the last picture is a classroom.

hope you enjoy, if you want some more pictures i'll email them to you.

Thus Far

amazing things happen when you strive for them to happen...beginning thought.

why do i say this, you might ask. well, to this point, things have happened that i never would have thought to be possible.

examples, you might ask for...well i'll give some. lol

some of the people i've met are some of the best...some of the nicest...and some of the most unexpected people you will ever to be who they are.

for my elaboration.

i've met people such as donald shives, mr. shives is the account executive for a catering company, this company is the only company in nc that has a kitchen and banquet hall in the same building. they will also do external events. the smallest event this company will do is 500 people. the largest they've done to date is 15,000, but aren't apposed to doing larger. their events range from 5 star to 1 star, high class to low class and themed, whatever you want they will do. the company is on the governor's preferred catering list.

another example of some people i've met are dean weinberger & richard kaiser, business partners from charleston south carolina. these fellows are the proprietors of a few companies. one of which is called "filling station patio bar & grill. these partners drove from sc to jwu for a class that a chef was offering. i worked for this chef in this class.

speaking of this chef, he is another unexpected person that i've had the privilege of working with! the chef of whom i'm speaking of chef peter reinhart. chef reinhart is a chef working for johnson & wales, he  owns multiple restaurants and is an all around amazing guy. chef reinhart has traveled to various places searching for "the perfect pizza" he accounts for this journey in one of his books, http://www.amazon.com/American-Pie-Search-Perfect-Pizza/dp/1580084222/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_4. on october 17, i'll be working with chef reinhart again in his next class called artisan breads everyday, in honor of the release of his new book. which is already the number 4 bestselling book on amazon, and it doesn't release until october 27.

finishing up with my intro statement again, amazing things happen when you strive for them to happen.

i came here with a dream, a goal, a plan, and an idea of what i wanted and how i was going to get there, but all of these things were blown out of the water when god presented me with his own plans, goals, ideas, and dreams for me. i'm now striving for however he wants things to fall into play. left with these thoughts.

thanks for reading thanks for love and thanks for being there. tell a friend about my blog.

okay wow

uhm where to begin???

let me start with "new".

new webster defines new as: not existing before; made, introduced, or discovered recently or now for the first time.

new faces...new people...new home...new school...new life...new ideas...new education...new everything...

new faces... i've realized how much i suck at remembering names. i really do. it's sad. some of the people i hang out with daily, i can't remember their names. it's horrible, i love meeting new people, but i just wished i could remember them.

new people...everyone is new, no one i knew came with me, no one to be that security from day one, so i started "new".

new home...wow moving from cc to charlotte is a big difference, but it's good to get away. i definitely see myself living here. there aren't many places i see myself actually moving too, but here is one place i love.

new school...wow campbell county high to johnson & wales university.....BIG difference. let me just say. the people here care, but they don't care who you are, you are no more special than the next guy. we all paid the same to go here, and they don't care who your related to. you are the same...can i say that for campbell county........NO.

new life...it's scary starting a new life i mean moving alone to a completely new city and not knowing what is gonna happen is something i wasn't ready for, but had no choice. i needed that though, it made me a little more confident, yeah i know i'm confident enough but i needed this form of confidence.

new ideas...the idea that people aren't all bad is something i'm having to let go of, no jk. the idea that people are there to help if they can is the problem for me. i've known a hand full of people who would help a complete stranger in anyway they could, and here everyone is so ready to help, it's just amazing.

new education...uhm...what to say...i'm pretty excited about this part! :) the education here is what i'm looking for, and what i put into it, is what is going to determine my future.

as you can probably tell at this point everything is new...new...new....oh yeah don't let me forget....new. what's the same, that i still know what's important, and that i still love everyone....well most of the people from old home.

i've begun

i've moved in, i've made friends, and my roommates will be here the 4th and 5th. i'm stoked for it. this place rocks, and i feel that i've made the right decision.

i was really scared at first, but now i'm not. everything is good to go. i can't wait to start classes.

i'll post some pics tomorrow.

tomorrow

tomorrow morning i leave for my new life.  some of the questions i've gotten, i really can't answer, and some i can. examples? sure.

"are you ready?" "no, i don't wanna go now that it's down to it. i've made sooo many new friends, and i've found so many things that i don't want to leave behind." now while that's true, i'm really ready. "yes i'm ready, i'm ready to begin a new life, a new chapter to my story, and a make new friends that i don't wanna leave."

"are you scared?" "really did you just ask me that." no that's not a question, it's a statement. "no, i'm not scared, i'm me i have no fear. *shudders*" "YES I'M SCARED."

"need anything?" "nope." "yep, all the prayer i can get."

"are you gonna miss me, even a little?" "no, really i'm not." "i'm gonna miss you sooo much you don't even know."

"if you need to talk, you know you can call me, right?" "yeah i know that, thanks."

"are you gonna cry?" "i haven't quit since this morning."

so there's some "q's & a's" i don't have the first clue what i'm getting myself into, but imma go at it with everything i've got. *quavery smile*

tomorrow i'll post some pics of my dorm and the campus and whatnot. thanks for subscribing. it let's me know there is people reading about me.

9 days

so with just 9 days left until i leave for college, i'm nervous. really, really, nervous. uhm...i've been doubting lately if this is the right thing, but that's just my fear. i know when i get there and i move in i'll be fine. can i put music on this page??? hm. idk. oh well. i just typed what i was thinking, lol. and again? anywho, uhm yeah. 9 days and i start. i'm sooo ready for this.

i really like that picture, it's probably my fave! it's just after midnight, and i'm thinking to myself that i'm probably a little crazy, but of course i am...

so i guess i just did this post to show that i haven't forgotten, and to say that there is only 9 days left.

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the real begining of my journey

school is over, graduation is quickly aproaching, and i'm getting nervous. i just got back from senior trip, it was great. i got my financial information today and that's when i realized that it was really here. i'm going to college. everything i've done up to this point is about to show what i've been made into. i was watching a movie and the line "who you become now will shape the man you will be", that line is standing out in my mind.

so on the 13 hour trip back from vaca, i started thinking about that line. (lots of time to think right?) who am i? i've been thinking about that a lot recently and i've come to a realization that i'm not ready to find out who i really am. i'm afraid, i'm not ready to find out what is coming.

so me being the person i am...i'm going to go full force at it. i'm going to find out who i am. i thought i knew, but thinking (for 13 hours) i realized i didn't. i'm giving myself this summer to figure out what i can. :)

then at the end of this summer i will start the begining of the rest of my life. i'm going to college.

i hope that this blog will help me to find out who i am by posting thoughts and whatnot and getting your feedback.

Day 2

so, it's day two, and i'm just going to put this short little post on to let people know some more about me.

for the past three years (my high school career) i have been in culinary arts courses. these courses have helped me to learn many things that i didn't know about the culinary world. in these courses, i have competed in the "star events", that's to say that i have put hours of work into representing my fccla chapter. for the past two years, i have competed, to be more specific, in the culinary competition. my team has done fair both years, in our minds, coming from where we come, we did great.

so now to continue on. i'm taking my dreams and running for the touchdown, i'm going all the way. i don't plan on letting things obscure my vision, there is a plan for me, and i plan on going with it. i'm going to write my own destiny.

i have to add some people to a special list that is close to my heart. on top of the list of inspirations, i want to add my closest friends. beging this list is my family, yes i know i said friends, but they are my friends, then mar, amanda, lilly sue kunsman, dalton, auntie angie, the "library crew" my life has so many people in it who i know love me, and i've just started considering that. yeah, i'm growing up. lol.

that's all for today, i'm not going to post everyday, some days i may have something small to add, or i may add something like i've just done.

Begining

so, i begin my journey. i don't really know what to put yet.

uhm, i guess i'll start by saying a little about me.

my name is danny wilhoit, i'm graduating high school early. i'll receive my diploma early. i'm going to be attending johnson and wales university. (in case you haven't noticed, i don't like to capitalize anything). i've taken the hardest classes, and tried the hardest(lol) in all my classes, to get to where i am today. as a teen would i do that by choice? no, i wouldn't. i'd rather take it the easy way. who do i have to thank for all that hard work? my mom. she alway pushed me to succeed, she was my "pusher" she pushed me in everything i did.

inspiration, yeah that can't go to one person or thing, so let's start with people. my mom, of course, my nana, mrs. nancy rutherford, and anyone who asks for something cooked. now, for the "things" that inspire me... many things, a sunny or rainy day, a picture, a compliment, or sometimes even an insult. inspirations are everywhere, there is no reason to not be inspired in life.

i know, i've written a lot at this point, and if you've read to here, thanks. i'll be blogging frequently, especially when i go to college, i want the people who i love to know what is going on in my life.